Ivanhoe’s Kipushi zinc mine in the DRC officially reopens
The restart marked exactly a century since the mine first went into production.
The Mining Association of Nova Scotia (MANS) has announced the winners of the “early bird” draw for the Mining ROCKS! Video Contest.
Ella Piper Gille Comber, a grade 7 student at Gorsebrook Junior High, received $250 for her video entry entitled “Why Mining Matters” (https://notyourgrandfathersmining.ca/contest/comber1).
Dongjia Jiang, grade 10 student at Citadel High, received $250 for entering two videos before the January 11 early bird deadline. Her videos are entitled “Life with Mining vs. Without” (https://notyourgrandfathersmining.ca/contest/jiang1) and “Mining: No pickaxes, Insta, not District 12” (https://notyourgrandfathersmining.ca/contest/jiang2).
“The Mining Rocks Video Contest is open to all junior high and high school students in Nova Scotia,” said Sean Kirby, Executive Director of MANS. “We are asking kids to produce short videos about mining and quarrying and to have fun with it – to be creative and make their video stand out from the crowd. The final deadline is February 22 so there is still lots of time for students to enter.”
“Congratulations to Ella and Dongjia and to all the students who are participating in the contest,” said Labi Kousoulis, MLA for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island which includes both schools. “It is great to see the Mining Association engage with students, and to see students learning about mining through the contest.”
In addition to the early bird prizes, MANS has also donated $500 to some creative kids at Islands Consolidated School.
“Our student video contest is a great way for kids to learn about mining and quarrying, and how the industry contributes to our daily lives,” said Sean Kirby, MANS’ Executive Director. “One of the highlights of last year’s contest was an entry from the Islands Consolidated School because it was the first project of the school’s new multi-media club. We made this donation to encourage the students to continue the club and help them buy equipment.”
“We were very pleased to receive this donation from the Mining Association of Nova Scotia,” said Wendy Kinney, a teacher at Islands Consolidated School who also runs the multi-media club. “It has given our little club a great boost and opened up new opportunities for us.”
The Islands Consolidated School, located in Freeport, has students from primary to grade 12 and only 90 students in total.
The students who made the video, entitled “Evolution of Mining,” were in grade eight. The video and the students’ own description of the multi-media club are at http://notyourgrandfathersmining.ca/contest/lombard
All video entries received to date in this year’s contest are available at https://notyourgrandfathersmining.ca/contest/2019-entries
Students upload their videos to the MANS website and a panel of judges, who are mainly independent of the industry, will pick the winners for the Best Junior High School Video, Best High School Video, Best Comedy, and Best 30-Second Commercial.
The judging panel includes former Minister of Natural Resources and current Transportation Minister Lloyd Hines, Chief Terry Paul of Membertou First Nation and MINING.com editor Cecilia Jamasmie.
The fifth category, the People’s Choice winner, will be decided by the public through an online vote. The winners in each category will be awarded $750, with $500 going to the first runner-up and $250 to the second runner-up.
